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Turkey's Erdoğan took a page from US presidents and boosted reelection campaign by claiming to have killed a terrorist

When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed credit on April 30, 2023, for killing Islamic State group leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi in Syria, it may not have been simply a straightforward announcement of victory over the leader of a terrorist group.

The Conversation

Union leaders promise to ‘defy’ minimum service levels Bill during rally

More than one hundred people gathered in Parliament Square, central London, waving colourful union flags as they cheered at criticism of the Bill.

The Independent UK

The Tories have form with far right conspiracy theories. This time it’s ‘cultural Marxism’

The party turns nasty and brutish when it fears for its future. The use of this term – with its clear links to antisemitism – is just the latest example, says author Samuel Earle

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Tories fork out huge sums for lunch with Rees-Mogg and bubbly signed by Boris at charity auction

The lots were sold at a gala dinner during a conference of the Boris Johnson-backing Conservative Democratic Organisation - with a copy of his book selling for £300

Daily Mirror

Loyalty has long been the Tories’ secret weapon. Without it, Sunak stands no chance

As rebel rightwingers jockeyed for position this week, they tore up any remaining hopes of a Conservative election victory, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

'Ghost of Thatcher' and 'Trump tribute act' - inside 'mad hatters' party with top Tories

The much-mocked National Conservatism Conference was held for the first time in the UK, with conspiracy theorists, culture warriors, Donald Trump fanatics and right-wing Tories ranting about all the things they hate

Daily Mirror

Cabinet rift as Braverman told to ‘stick to job’ amid fears she’s pushing to replace PM

Home secretary told she must ‘stick to the job’ after inflammatory speech – as Gove warns Tories against campaigning on culture wars

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Tory Nation by Samuel Earle review – tangled up in blue

The political journalist argues that enduring values rather than reinvention is key to the Conservatives’ dominance. But he underplays the party’s current volatility

The Guardian - UK

Zelensky needs Sunak to push Ukraine’s allies to go further and faster over weapons and jets

Britain’s willingness to step first unto the breach over military support has spurred wider Western action, writes Kim Sengupta. The Ukrainian president needs that now more than ever

The Independent UK

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville obituary

Conservative Northern Ireland secretary who played a key role in initiating peace talks

The Guardian - UK

Margaret Thatcher ‘totally on board’ with National Conservatism conference

Speakers at the event argued for one potential future for the Tories based on nation, family and culture.

The Independent UK

National conservatism: the beliefs underpinning the first UK ‘NatCon’ conference

The first UK National Conservatism Conference was briefly disrupted this morning as a protester acting on behalf of Extinction Rebellion took to the stage during a speech by Jacob Rees-Mogg.

The Week

They call it ‘projection’ but it’s a grand deception. And it’s Sunak’s only hope of staying in power

For decades, the Tories have perfected the psychological trick of displacing their own negative traits and failures on to their enemies, says writer Samuel Earle

The Guardian - UK

If IRA bomb killed Thatcher 'working class Scotland would have shed few tears' claims Gerry Adams

Gerry Adams, 74, was discussing the Troubles in Northern Ireland on the Rest is Politics podcast when he was asked about the bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton during the Conservative Party conference.

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The Independent UK

Gerry Adams makes incendiary claim that IRA murder of Thatcher would have caused ‘very few tears’

The 1984 IRA bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton during the Conservative Party conference killed five and injured 31

Daily Mirror

'Very few tears' would've been shed if IRA killed Margaret Thatcher, Gerry Adams claims

The former Sinn Fein leader made the incendiary remark about the infamous Brighton hotel bombing at the 1984 Tory party conference, which claimed five lives and left more than 30 people injured

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SCOOP: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and all about the Prince Andrew Newsnight drama

SCOOP on Netflix stars Rufus Sewell, Gillian Anderson, Keeley Hawes and Billie Piper in a drama about Newsnight’s bombshell interview with Prince Andrew.

The Guardian - UK

If you think decent homes for all is an impossible dream, take a look at Vienna

In contrast to Britain, most people in the city live in good quality, subsidised housing

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Liverpool decision to play God Save the King explained after "strong" Premier League push

Liverpool confirmed on Friday morning that they WILL play the national anthem ahead of their fixture with Brentford at Anfield on Saturday, to mark the coronation of King Charles.

The Guardian - UK

On Brexit, will no one in the major parties admit that Britain has blundered?

Polling reveals most voters can now see through the referendum’s lies much more clearly than their leaders

The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch’s talent for ‘the long game’ will see him through his annus horribilis

A costly court settlement, the firing of his kingmaker-in-chief, a messy divorce... and ‘Succession’: the tycoon is enduring a torrid year, writes Nick Hilton. Will it finally erode the power of his empire?

The Guardian - UK

An outsider asks: what has happened to Britain?

Letters: Readers respond to Emma Beddington’s article about the embarrassment she felt at the state of the country when her French in-laws came to visit

The Independent UK

Tory grandees defend civil service ‘doing their job’ after Raab accusations

Former Tory Cabinet ministers Lord Young of Cookham and Lord Fowler praised the ‘loyal’ civil service.

The Guardian - UK

Oliver Dowden: the new deputy PM who is more hardline than his image

Sunak’s political soulmate portrays himself as a moderate but has been called a warrior against woke and keen Thatcherite

The Guardian - UK

Killing Thatcher by Rory Carroll review – meticulous account of the Brighton bombing

This deftly constructed account of the IRA’s 1984 attempt to kill the prime minister leaves us with one insistent question: what would have happened if they had succeeded?

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